
Simon & the Oaks (2011)
Original Title: Simon och ekarna
Drama
History
War
6.5 (50 votes)
2h 2m
Overview
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
Details
- Director
- Lisa Ohlin
- Writer
- Marnie Blok
- Original Language
- Swedish
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Bill Skarsgård
Erica Löfgren
Helen Sjöholm
Jan Josef Liefers
Jonatan S. Wächter
Josefin Neldén
Karl Linnertorp
Karl Martin Eriksson
Katharina Schüttler
Stefan Gödicke
Keywords
best friend
coming of age
woman director
world war ii
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